Alpenrod

Alpenrod
Location of Alpenrod within Westerwaldkreis district
Alpenrod
Alpenrod
Coordinates: 50°37′53″N 7°52′09″E / 50.63139°N 7.86917°E / 50.63139; 7.86917
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictWesterwaldkreis
Municipal assoc.Hachenburg
Subdivisions3
Government
  Mayor (201924) Beate Salzer (SPD)
Area
  Total
12.15 km2 (4.69 sq mi)
Elevation
450 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
1,597
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57642
Dialling codes02662
Vehicle registrationWW
Websitewww.alpenrod.de

Alpenrod is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The Gräbersberg (513 m above sea level) on the Gemarkung Alpenrod – a rural area attached to the community – is the highest point in the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of collective municipality. On the Gräbersberg stands an observation tower with a viewing platform 30 m high and open to the public.